HP Designjet T7100 User Manual

Custom paper sizes
To choose a non-standard paper size not shown in the list of paper sizes:
● Under Windows,  there are three different ways:
◦ In the driver dialog, press the  Custom button in the  Paper/Quality  tab, then specify the
name and the dimensions of your new paper size, then click  Save to save your new paper
size. In the PostScript driver, to see your new cu stom size in the list of custom sizes, you need
to exit the printer properties,  then reenter them (and use the  More button if...

NOTE:Under Mac OS, the available margins options depe nd on the paper size selected in the Page
Setup dialog. For instance, for over size printing you must select a paper size name that includes the
word “oversize”.
● Standard . Your image will be printed on a page of  the size you have selected, with a 5 mm
(0.02 in) margin between the edges of the image and the edges of the paper. The image should
be small enough to fi t between the margins.
● Oversize . Your image will be printed on a page slight ly...

●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page:  select Advanced settings >
Resizing .
◦ The Standard  and Custom  options adjust the image size to the standard or custom paper
size you have selected. For example, if you have selected ISO A2 as the paper size and you
print an A3-sized image, it is enlarged to fit the A2 paper. If the ISO A4 paper size is
selected, the printer reduces a larger image to fit the A4 size.
◦ The % of actual size  option enlarges the printable area  of the original paper size...

Change the treatment of overlapping lines
NOTE:This topic applies only when  printing an HP-GL/2 job.
The merge option controls the overlapping  lines in an image. There are two settings:
● Off: where the lines cross, only the color of the 
top line is printed. This is the default setting.
● On: where the lines cross, the colors of the two lines merge.
To turn merge on, go to the front pa nel and select the Setup menu icon 
, then Printing
preferences  > HP-GL/2 options > Enable merge. You can set the...

You may wish to rotate your images by 90 degrees in  order to save paper, like this:
You can do this in the following ways:
●
In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Features tab, then  Rotate by 90 degrees .
● In the Mac OS Print dialog:  go to the Finishing  panel and select Rotate by 90 degrees .
● On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page:  select Advanced settings > Roll
options  > Rotate .
● In the front panel:  select the Setup menu icon 
, then Printing preferences  > Paper
options  > Rotate...

Autorotation allows you to defer the decision of ro tating a page until printing time. This may be useful if
you routinely work with different ro ll sizes and want to ensure that jobs will not be clipped or waste
unnecessary paper width if and when roll conditions change.
TIP: Autorotation is particularly useful when combined with the  Minimize paper waste roll
switching option (see 
Roll switching options on page 25 ).
To enable autorotation:
●
In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Features tab,...

●You may be able to save some pa
per by using the following options:
◦ In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Features tab and then  Remove Blank
Areas  and/or  Rotate by 90 degrees  or Autorotate .
◦ In the Mac OS Print dialog: select the  Finishing panel, then  Remove Blank Areas
and/or  Rotate by 90 degrees  or Autorotate .
◦ On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select  Advanced settings >
Roll options  > Remove blank areas  and/or Rotate.
● If you check the print preview on your computer...

●If you are working with mixed file formats, choose nesting  Optimized. This option will nest
compatible pages in the queue, allowing for a ga p of up to 3 incompatible pages before closing
the nest (See nesting compatibility below).
● For the jobs you want nested 
together, choose common values you will be using and create
presets. You can use the Embedded Web Servers  Manage Presets tab to save your presets.
NOTE:If you have a multiroll printer with nesting enabled, your printer will do its best to...

Use ink economically
Here are some recommendations for making economical use of ink.
●For draft prints, use plain paper 
and move the print-quality slider to the left end of the scale
(Speed). For further economy, select cu stom print quality options, then select Fast and
EconoMode .
● Clean the printheads only when needed, and clea
n only those printheads that need cleaning.
Cleaning the printheads can be useful, but it uses ink.
● Leave the printer permanently turned on so that it
 can maintain the...

●Check that you have paper wide enough to print a
ll of your jobs. Any jobs that are too wide may
be put “on hold for paper” if the  paper mismatch action is set to Put job on hold  (see 
Paper
mismatch action on page 25).
● Check the ink levels remainin
g in your ink cartridges.
● When you have submitted your print jobs, you 
can use the Embedded Web Server from a remote
location to monitor their status.
● Drying time should be set to  Automatic.
● For high throughput, sele ct the Setup menu icon 
,...